Add your criteria and attach files of examples of "good" research.
List the criteria that both researchers and consumers need to use to evaluate whether or not a research study meets best practices. Elaborate on the criteria.
Bias is minimized
The researcher will not have desired outcomes or assumptions
Selection of participants is free of bias
Researchers specify limitations of their study that may bias their findings
Grounded in prior reliable research (as noted in the literary review and cited with specific examples)
Adequately covers prior research on the topic
Cites actual findings from other sources
Analyzes and summarizes other research studies
Specific and clearly defined
purpose,
participants
population
sampling
methods
procedures
instruments
results
Research is checked for reliability and validity
Stability
Equivalence
Internal Consistency
Agreement
Triangulation
Member-checking
Thick descriptions
Researchers are well-trained
Observers and interviewers (qualitative)
High inference studies (qualitative)
Measurement (quantitative)
Reference
McMillan, J. H. (2012). Educational research: Fundamentals for the consumer. Boston, MA: Pearson.
What is essential in educational research?
Add your criteria and attach files of examples of "good" research.
List the criteria that both researchers and consumers need to use to evaluate whether or not a research study meets best practices. Elaborate on the criteria.
Reference
McMillan, J. H. (2012). Educational research: Fundamentals for the consumer. Boston, MA: Pearson.
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